FYI - the "apparently" refers to Major Shaw's use of the coin as a pocket piece. There is no doubt that it actually belonged to him.
Somebody should mention that your coin appears to be a contemporary counterfeit in bronze.
A scathing book review that you might want to read: http://ansmagazine.com/Winter05/Cyprus
That's one of the issues from the Iberian mint (RIC incorrectly gives them all to Rome). We've had a few discussions on here about them.
This is something that certainly shouldn't be understated. Don't be afraid to pay full market value from time to time. Chances are, that dealer...
ALSO: Look at EVERYTHING. The number of coins available on the market today is absolutely staggering. Tens of thousands are listed every week. And...
In all seriousness, I get some pretty good deals. The key is to develop personal relationships with your dealers. People will actually call me up...
How do I get the best price? Bribery & threats.
JA, this might have been a much easier task if you had Séverin Icard's, Identifications des monnaies. It lists legends by legend break. Absolutely...
The question isn't if they can take it. The question is - can they hold it?
Rome, Sweet Rome is supposed to be made into a film, if it ever gets out of development hell! While you're waiting, this book is along similar...
That Heaven & Earth coin looks familiar to me - I'm the cataloger at CNG who does our Chinese! Glad you were able to pick up some interesting pieces.
The first one is a die match to the fake posted above and definitely fake as well. I actually went and pulled up all the stuff on that fake first,...
That is exactly the type I was thinking of. Are you sure its cast and not just struck on a cast flan? I've handled a few fakes but never a real one.
Indiction years - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiction We note it as "Dated IY 6 (AD 584/5)" [or whatever the AD date is]
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